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Tianjin
天津
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天津市
· Municipality of Tianjin
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Clockwise from top: Jinwan Square, Tianjin Financial Center and Hai River, Xikai Church, Panorama of downtown Tianjin, Tianjin Railroad Station, Tianjin Eye
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Location of Tianjin Municipality within China
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Coordinates:
39°08′N
117°11′E
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39.133°N 117.183°E
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39.133; 117.183
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Country
| People's Republic of China
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Settled
| ca. 340 BC
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Divisions
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County-level
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Township-
level
| 13 districts, three counties
240 towns and villages
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? Type
| Municipality
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CPC Secretary
| Sun Chunlan
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? Mayor
| Huang Xingguo
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? Congress Chairman
| Xiao Huaiyuan
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? Conference Chairman
| He Lifeng
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? Municipality
| 11,760 km
2
(4,540 sq mi)
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? Urban
| 174.9 km
2
(67.5 sq mi)
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? Metro
| 5,606.9 km
2
(2,164.8 sq mi)
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? Municipality
| 12,938,224
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? Density
| 1,100/km
2
(2,800/sq mi)
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Urban
| 4,342,770
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? Urban density
| 25,000/km
2
(64,000/sq mi)
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Metro
| 10,290,987
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? Metro density
| 1,800/km
2
(4,800/sq mi)
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Demonym(s)
| Tianjinese
Tianjiner
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Time zone
| UTC+8
(
China Standard
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Postal code
| 3000
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3019
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Area code
| 22
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GDP
| 2011
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- Total
| CNY
1119.0 billion
(
USD
177.6 billion) (
20th
)
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- Per capita
| CNY 84,337
(USD 13,058) (
1st
)
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HDI
(2008)
| 0.875 (
3rd
) ?
high
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Licence plate
prefixes
| 津A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M
津E (taxis)
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City flower
| Chinese rose
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Website
| www
.tj
.gov
.cn
(in Chinese)
www
.tj
.gov
.cn
/english
(in English)
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Tianjin
(
Chinese
:
天津
) is a city in northern
China
. It has a population of 11,760,000. It has an area of 11,917.3 square kilometres (4,601.3 square miles). Built in 1403, Tianjin has been named by
Yongle Emperor
in memory of his success in occupying Ming capital
Beijing
through the harbor of Tianjin. It locates on the banks of the
Hai River
, west of
Bohai Sea
, south of
Yanshan Mountains
, east of
Beijing
. The distance between Tianjin and Beijing is 137 kilometers and it’ll take you only half an hour to go from Tianjin to Beijing by the
Beijing?Tianjin Intercity Railway
.
Tianjin is the birthplace of China’s modern mechanical industry and
textile industry
. Since the beginning of the
Open Door Policy
, Tianjin has been built more than a dozen industrial zones, creating a lot Chinese famous brand like
Flying Pigeon
bicycles, Seagull brand watches. Now Tianjin gradually forms 6 industries of electronic information, automobile, metallurgical, chemical, biotechnology and modern medicine, new energy and environmental protection. Among Fortune 500 companies, more than 106 have invested in Tianjin. From 1994 to 2008, Tianjin's
GDP
rate increased 12.5% on average, entered the ranks of China's rapid development area.
Tianjin is the birthplace of the first university in China. In 1895, some officials established the first modern university in China ?
Peiyang University
, the predecessor of
Tianjin University
.
Nankai University
in Tianjin is a famous university in China. The first Premier of the People's Republic of China
Zhou Enlai
graduates from Nankai University. Tianjin has 37 universities and has nearly 20 million students. Tianjin is one of the first nine-year
compulsory education
regions. The quality of workers is high. Tianjin has nearly one thousand scientific and technological research institutions, together with more than 600 thousand professionals in different fields. It has a large number of famous experts and scholars.
Tianjin is not far away from sea, so a lot of Tianjin cuisine is seafood. One of the most famous cuisine in Tianjin is The
Four Great Stews
, which refers actually to a very large number of stews, including chicken, duck, seafood, beef, and mutton. Tianjin also has several famous
snack
items.
Goubuli
is a traditional brand of
Baozi
(steamed buns with filling) that is famous throughout China. Guifaxiang is a traditional brand of mahua(twisted dough sticks). Erduoyan is a traditional brand of fried rice cakes.
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